One Man's Notes


QotD: Take That, Writer's Block!

How do you beat writer's block? 
Submitted by marvel is my pen name.

Generally, I find I need three things:

  1. A pressing deadline
  2. Too much coffee
  3. Sleep deprivation

Together, they do the job beautifully.


Vox Hunt: Rocked My World

Audio: Show us cover art or share a track from the first band or solo artist you flipped for.
Submitted by Red Pen.

So 80s it hurts… I was in my late teens by the time I really woke up to music, and it was T'Pau that caught my ear first.

Life on Mars series two is on its way...

Life on Mars meets Camberwick Green

 And that's a great piece of viral video…

Traffic terrible

But the views make up for it


The snow doth fall...


Girl with a one track deal

While killing time before a meeting, I spotted this. A reminder of where popular blogs can lead


At least the living room looks good


David, Pat and Lorna

At the Shaftesbury today


This is our kitchen right now

Things are getting a bit strange as we decorate the bedroom.


Silent Star Wars

Silent Star Wars


Storm Damage

Signs down in Sutton


QotD: Your Cheatin' Heart

Have you ever been cheated on? Ever cheated? 
Submitted by Joe

Technically, I've never been cheated on (that I'm aware of at least). However, I did have two girlfriends take up with someone else within a very short period of breaking up with me, and in both cases, I'm pretty sure things were in motion before the break-up.

Me? I've always been a very good boy. Never even come close to cheating on a girl.


Vox Hunt: It Better Be Good

What's the first image that comes up when you Google your name?

Well, it's me. It's the pic that was taken for my editor's comment in the late, lamented GRID magazine.

The Wind Blows

Storms lashing the UK again:


I've just had my second miserable commute into work in as many days. Yesterday it was torrential rain, today fallen trees blocking the roads between Croydon and Sutton.

Don't you just love January?


Dartmouth by Night

Gratuitous pretty shot from New Year.

And yes, Rev Stan and nadia, I'll have the rest of the pics up by the end of the weekend.

QotD: It Was Kismet

How did you meet your current, or most recent, significant other?

I met her at the front door of a flat she shared with nicola in New Cross.

My girlfriend of the time was standing right next to me.

Ooops.


QotD: Forward My Mail

In which fictional world/universe/land/city would you most like to live?
Submitted by glenn is the new chuck.  

None of them. Why? Well, think about it. What makes them attractive as entertainment is exactly what would make them unattractive to live in.

I'd rather not live in constant fear of being slaughtered by orcs / having my brain scooped out and placed in a cyber body / have my apartment traipsed through by crime scene teams with implausible effective gadgets after my death.

Really, that would just suck.


Group Hug!

So...

While I've been insanely busy getting corporate blogging going, Vox got around to launching their groups feature. And very interesting it is, too.

Those who work alongside me should have been invited to a private work group by now. (If you haven't, send me a private message).

Some others who read this might be interested to note the World of Warcraft group. The rest of you can just point and laugh at us.


Two great geek flavours that taste better together...

Python's Camelot interlude, by Kirk and crew


Very, very silly.

Alive

Yes, I'm alive. Yes, I'm back at work. More when things get quieter again.


Sick. Sick as a dog.

I am feeling exceptionally sorry for myself this morning. I'm curled up in bed with every duvet and blanket I can find on top of me, because I just don't seem to be able to keep warm. Had a very unpleasant night, the details of which I will not share with you.

Being ill is a bad thing. It needs to go away.


Who's that Girl?

Because I'm a sad geek, this pleases me immensely:


Roll on series 3!

Wet, Wild & Walking

So, I'm not long back from Devon, where we were staying as guests of Rev Stan and Mosh, and am now busy working through my photos. The really juicy ones are still to come, but here's some from a walk from Malborough to Salcombe:



In Nadia's backpack…Stacey walkingWet BearFirst Annual Salcombe Gurning Competition


You'll find more in my growing New Year 2007 collection.



From the iPod #1

Today's stress-reduction listening is Mike Oldfield's Songs of Distant Earth. This is one of my earliest CDs, bought back in the early 90s, when I was doing stupid amounts of both reading and writing and so was on a real instrumental music kick. (There are vocals on this album, but they're not generally comprehensible, and thus don't interfere with my thought processes).

I recommend it highly if you ever have to spend a few hours correcting other people's Movable Type template errors.